Mark 12:1-17 ▼

1 And He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge round it, and dug a wine-trough; and built a tower, and he gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.

2 And he sent a servant to the husbandmen in the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard:

3 and they taking him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

4 And again he sent to them another servant; and stoning him they wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored.

5 And again he sent another; and they slew him, and many others beating some, killing others.

6 Then having still one son, his own beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying; That they will reverence my son.

7 And those husbandmen said to one another; This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

8 And taking him they slew him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 What then shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.

10 Have you not read the Scripture; The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner:

11 this was with the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?

12 And they were seeking to arrest Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him they went away.

13 And they send to Him certain ones of the Pharisees and Herodians, that they may catch Him with speech.

14 And they having come, say to Him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and there is not a care to thee for any one: for thou dost not look into the face of men, but thou dost teach the way of God in truth: is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? must we give, or must we not give?

15 And knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them, Why tempt ye me? Bring to me the denarion, that I may see it.

16 And they brought it. And He says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they say to Him, Caesar's.

17 And Jesus responding said to them, Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's. And they were astonished at Him.